Manifolding apparatus.



PATENTED JAN. 3, 1905.

M. F. HORINE. MANIPOLDING APPARATUS. APPLICATION FILBD JULY 3, 1897.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

M. F. HORINEQ PATENTED JAN. 3, 1905.

MANIFOLDING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 3. 1897.

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No. 779,042. PATENTED JAN. 3, 1905.

M. F. HORINE. MANIFOLDING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 3. 1897.

3 SHBETSSHEET 3,

UNITED STATES Patented January 3, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

MANIFOLDING APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 779,042, dated January 3, 1905.

Application filed July 3, 1897. Serial No. 643,347.

To aZZ whom it'mcby concern."

Be it known that I, M ELVILLE F..HORINE, a citizen of'the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and Improved Manifolding Apparatus, of which the following is a specification, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to manifolding apparatus, and in the embodiment thereof illustrated in the accompanying drawings it is illustrated as applied to the making of livestock scale records and certificates. It is not, however, limited to such use alone, as it is adapted for use in many other situations.

My present invention has for its object to provide an improved apparatus by which three or more facsimile copies may be simultaneously produced, one of such copies being in a record-book more or less permanent in form, the others being on detached slips, so as to adapt them for distribution to different parties-such, for example, as live-stock scale records and certificates where the record is made in a permanent book, the certificates being detachable for distribution to the buyer,

seller, and such other persons as may be entitled to a copy under the practice of the establishment. In making such scale records and certificates the work is conducted under very great stress of time, so that every moment is valuable, and in order that no time may be lost it is necessary that the manifolding apparatus used shall be so constructed that the leaves of the record-book may be readily turned when filled and the copy-slips upon receiving their entries be readily detached and the impression-sheets quickly adjusted to fresh copy-slips.

To this end my invention, broadly stated, consists in combining with a record-book a copy-tablet carrying a plurality of copy slips or sheets, said tablet being adapted to. be inserted between the leaves of the record-book, so that such leaves may be folded over upon the copy-slips and, impression-sheets having been properly adjusted, the requisite number of copies be simultaneously produced.

My invention further consists in providing means for carrying the impression-sheets so that they may be readily moved out of the way when a new leaf of the record-book is to be folded over to receive the record.

My invention further consists in providing an apparatus in which certain of the copyslips are automatically thrown back to permit of the insertion of the impression-sheets; also, in the combination, with a record-book, of a copy-tablet which is pivotally mounted parallel with and near the edges of the leaves of the record-book, whereby it may be folded over upon said leaves or turned away from them, as may be necessary in using the apparatus; also, in various other improvements, which will be specifically hereinafter pointed out.

In the accompanying drawings, Figures 1 and 2 are perspective views showing my improved apparatus. Fig. 3 is a plan view, part of one of the impression-sheets being broken away. Fig.4 is a section on line 4 4 of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is an edge view of two of the copyslips. Fig. 6 is an end view of the apparatus; and Fig. 7 is a plan view of the copy-tablet, showing the device for securing it pivotally to the record-book.

Referring to the drawings, 9 indicates the recordbook,-which when four copies are to be produced is substantially like that described in my former patent, No. 556,009, wherein there are ordinary permanent leaves 10 and tissue leaves 11, bound in the book and having their outer corners attached lightly to the leaves 10, as indicated by dotted lines at 11 in Fig. 2 of the drawings, so that a tissue leaf lies closely in contact with each of the permanent leaves, the tissue leaves turning with their respective permanent leaves. For convenience in detaching the tissue leaves are perforated, as indicated at 12 in Fig. 3. While I have termed the thicker leaves 10 permanent leaves, it should be understood that they may be arranged to be detached, if desired, and by using the term permanent as applied to said leaves I do not wish to have it understood that such leaves may not be made detachable.

13 indicates the hinge of the book, which them upon the tablet.

may be of the construction usually used in books.

14 indicates a copy-tablet which in the form illustrated in the drawings consists of a metal plate of substantially the size of the leaves of the record-book, although I prefer to make it somewhat larger in order that the copyslips carried thereby may together be of about the size of the record-book pages.

15 16 indicate copy-slips carried by the plate 14, which slips may be of any desired size. In the best form of the invention, however, the record-book is made of such size that the tablet 14 may carry a number of bunches of such slips arranged in juxtaposition and conforming in shape to the shape of the recordbook pages. The copy-slips 15 16 may bear any desired printed matterthat is to say, they are preferably certificate-blanks which are filled in by the operatorand the recordpages are also usually printed to correspond with the copy-slips. As shown in Fig. 5, the upper copy-slip 16 is shorter than the lower one, the object of which will be hereinafter set forth. The outer ends of the copy-slips (by which I mean the ends shown at the right in Fig. 3) are detachably secured to the tablet 14, in the drawings pins 17 being provided for that purpose, said pins passing through the slots in the outer ends of the copy-slips.

The inner ends of the copy-slips 15 are also detachably secured upon the tablet 14, in the construction here illustrated springs 18 being provided for that purpose, said springs being secured by pivots 19 upon the tablet 14 and having arms 20, which project over the inner ends of said copy-slips and bind Separate springs 18 are provided for each of the bunches of copyslips, as indicated in Fig. 3. By securing the bunches of copy-slips upon the tablet 14 so that the inner ends of the upper slips 16 are left free it will be evident that when the tablet 14 is turned up on its outer edge, as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2, the upper slips will fall back, as indicated in Fig. 1, the object of Which will be hereinafter set forth.

The tablet 14 is arranged to be pivotally mounted parallel with and near the edges of the leaves of the record-book, so that it may fold over upon said leaves, and for this purpose it is pivotally connected to the record- 'book, its pivot being substantially in line with the hinge of the book, a bail 21 being provided, which is hinged to the outer edge of the tablet 14 by hinges 22, as shown in Fig. 2, or

1 in some other suitable manner, the ends of said bail extending to the hinge of the recordbook and being arranged to be secured to a hinge-pin 23, adapted to be inserted between the leaves of the book, as shown in Fig. 6 and indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 3. The bail as thus constructed constitutes a pivotal support for the copy-tablet. The arrangement of the bail 21 and the hinge-pin 23 is shown more in detail in Fig.7, from an inspection of which it will be seen that the ends of the 'bail 21 are bent in, forming pivots 24, which fit into eyes 25 in the ends of the hinge-pin. The sides of the bail 21 are elastic, so that they may be moved outward to release the pivots 24 from the eyes 25, consequently permitting the tablet to be detached from the record-book in. that manner when desired, as is sometimes necessary when all the copy-slips on the tablet have been used, in order to attach another tablet previously filled with copyslips and save the time otherwise required to stop in the midst of weighing and refill the same tablet without removal from the book. This arrangement further permits of the ready application of the tablet to a new book when necessary, as the hingepin 23 may readily be moved from one book to another.

The impression sheet or sheets are secured to the inner edge of the tablet 14, as illustrated in Figs. 1, 2, and 3. In the apparatus shown in the drawings there are two impressionsheets 26 27, the impression-sheet 26 being double-faced, the sheet 27 having the impression-surface on the side which is innermost or which lies against the copy-slips 15, as shown in Fig. 1. The impression-sheet 26 is carried in a frame 28, which is pivotally mounted on the inner side or free edge of the tablet 14, preferably by straps 29, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and for the purpose of securing the impression-sheet elastic bands 30 are provided on said frame, extending lengthwise of said frame and also across the frame at suitable intervals. By this means the impressionsheet is always kept smoothly in position. It may, however, be readily removed when de sired. The impression-sheet 27is also secured upon the inner edge of the tablet 14, and for this purpose a securing-strip 31 is provided, (see Figs. 3 and 6,) said strip being preferably of metal and extending lengthwise of the tablet 14, over the inner edge thereof. The inner edge of the impression-sheet 27 is placed between the strip 31 and the surface of the tablet 14, and the strip 31 is then bound down tightly upon the impression-sheet by suitable clamps, and, as shown in Fig. 3, such clamps are formed by arms 32, which are connected to certain of the springs 18 and project over the strip 31. The arms 32 may be moved away from the strip 31 to permit the impres- 14 is then pivotally connected to the recordthe upper faces of the copy-slips 16.

book by first inserting the pivot-pin between the leaves of the book at any convenient point and then securing the ends of the bail in the eyes 25 at the ends of said pivot-pin. This'may be accomplished in a very short space of time, as the operator may readily manipulate both the ends of the bail at the same time. If the sheet of the record-book which is to receive the entry has not already been folded over to the left, as shown in Fig. 1, the tablet 14 is turned over to the right upon its hinges 22 to a point slightly beyond a vertical position, so thatit automatically retains its position, the impression-sheet frame 28 being at the same time thrown over to the left at substantially a right angle to the tablet 14, as shown in Fig. 1. The impression-sheet frame is prevented from folding down on the under side of the tablet 14 by shoulders 34, formed by bending the wire composing the frame, such shoulders engaging the under side of the tablet, as shown in Fig. 2. In the operation of turning the impression-sheet frame to the position indicated the operator by a quick movement of the-frame causes the impression-sheet 27 to follow said frame and impression-sheet 26, because ordinarily the loose impression-sheet adheres through suction to that carried by the impression-sheet frame and is carried with said frame when it is moved, thus allowing the copy-slips 16 to fall away from the copy-slips 15 as the tablet is turned to its vertical position,in the manner indicated in Fig. 1, when by tilting the impression-sheet. frame forward to the right the impression sheet 27 leaves said frame and falls to a vertical position, resting upon the faces of the copy-slips 15. The tablet 14: being in the position indicated, the leaves 10 of the record-book are free to be turned, and the operator consequently folds over to the left the leaf 10, which is about to receive the record, such operation being .accomplished with his left hand, the others already described having been done with his right. The tablet 14 is then folded down upon the record-book, whereupon the copyslips 16 will fall over upon the upper and blankside of the impression-sheet 27. The impression sheet frame 28 is then folded over to the right upon the upper faces of the copy-slips 16, after which the leaf 10 of the record-book to be Written upon is folded over upon the impression-sheet frame, the tissue sheet 11, attached to said record-book leaf 10, being next to what is then the upper impression-face of the impression-sheet 26, while the lower face of the impressionsheet, which is also coated, is in contact with It is evident, therefore, that-by writing upon the record-book leaf three facsimile copies will be produced, one being upon the tissue sheet 11, which lies neXt to the record 'book leaf 10, the other two being on the copy-slips 16 and 15. The copy-slips 15 and 16 may then be detached by lifting them above the pins 17 and pulling them from between the several adjacent layers without turning the record-leaf or removing any other portion of the assembled apparatus and delivered to the public inspector for subsequent separation and distribution to the proper parties, as described in my previous patent, No. 556,009. When the entire page of the record-book has been written upon, a new leaf may be turned to position and the impression-sheets properly arranged in connection with fresh copy-slips by simply repeating the operations above described, which, as already suggested, may be done almost instantaneously in view of the fact that the operator is enabled to use both hands and 'is not required to make any adjustments of the different parts, as the tablet having been'first properly attached to the book always retains its proper position, and as the copy-slips and impression-sheets are carried by it and are also secured in position the different parts of the apparatus cannot become displaced, but as the operation is conducted each part moves at once to its proper position, making the entire operation substantially a mechanical one requiring no thought on the part of the operator.

I have described my invention in detail in order that it might be fully understood; but I do not wish to be limited to the specific details of the constructiou shown and described, as various modifications may be made without departing from my inventionas, for instance, while in my most approved construe-- tion the copy-slips are arranged in pairs, the triplicate and quadruplicate slips being folded over upon each other in the different piles, if desired, the triplicate slips may be so arranged that they are not folded over upon the quadruplicate slips until they are about to be used. Furthermore, instead of making the copy-slips entirely separate from the copy tablet they may be arranged thereupon substantially after the manner of an ordinary pencil tablet, the back of the tablet serving as the copy-tablet 14, the slips being gummed along one edge, and various other modifications may be made.

That which I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is,

1. The combination of a record-book, a tablet adapted to be inserted between the leaves of the book, said tablet being pivotally mounted parallel with and near the edges of the leaves ofthe record-book, the pivot of the tablet being parallel with the hinge of the record-book, whereby the tablet may be folded over upon or away from such leaves, one or more copyslips carried by the tablet, and an impression sheet connected to the tablet at a point removed from the hinge thereof and movable over said copy-slips,substantially as described.

2. The combination with a record-book, of a copy-tablet adapted to be inserted between the leaves of the book, said tablet being pivotally mounted parallel with and near the edges of the leaves of the record-book whereby it may be folded over upon or away from such leaves, means supporting the pivot of said tablet, the said supporting means being mounted on a pivot arranged in line with the hinge of the record-book and arrangedto swing about the latter as a center, and one or more copy slips, or sheets carried by the tablet, substantially as described.

3. The combination with a record-book, of a copy-tablet adapted to be inserted between the leaves of the book, and a plurality of copy slips or sheets carried thereby, said tablet being removably attached to said book and being pivotally mounted parallel with and near the edges of the leaves of the record-book, and said pivot being arranged parallel with the hinge of the record-book, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

4. The combination with a record-book, of a copy-tablet adapted to be inserted between the leaves of the book, said tablet being pivotally mounted parallel with and near the edges of the leaves of the record-book, whereby it may be folded over upon or away from such leaves, a plurality of copy slips or sheets carried thereby, and a plurality of impressionsheets carried at the margin of the free edge of said tablet, substantially as described.

5. The combination with a record-book, of a copy-tablet adapted to be inserted between the leaves of the book, a plurality of copy slips or sheets carried thereby, said copy-slips being arranged in pairs, the upper slip being shorter than the lower slip, and a retaining device engaging the projecting edge of the under slip to bind said slips upon the tablet, substantially as described.

6. The combination with a record-book, of a copy-tablet adapted to be inserted between the leaves of the book, a plurality of copy slips or sheets carried thereby, said copy-slips being arranged in pairs, the upper slip being shorter than the lower slip, a retaining device engaging the projecting edge of the under slip to bind said slips upon the tablet, and means for retaining the outer ends of said slips upon the tablet, substantially as described.

7 The combination with a record-book, of a copy-tablet adapted to be inserted between the leaves of the book, a plurality of copy slips or sheets carried thereby, and a bail pivoted to said tablet, the ends of said bail being pivotally connected substantially in line with the book-hinge, substantially as described.

8. The combination with a record-book, of a copy-tablet adapted to be inserted between the leaves of the book, a plurality of copy slips or sheets carried thereby, a bail pivoted to said tablet, and a pivot-pin adapted to be inserted between the leaves of the book and to receive and pivotally support the ends of a copy-tablet adapted'to be inserted between the leaves of the book, a plurality of copy slips or sheets carried thereby, a bail pivoted to said tablet, and a pivot-pin adapted to be inserted between the leaves of the book, said pivot-pin having eyes at its ends to receive the ends of the bail, substantially as described.

10. The combination with a record-book, of a copy-tablet adapted to be inserted between the leaves of the book, said tablet being'piv otally mounted parallel with and near the edges of the leaves of the record-book, whereby it may be folded over upon or away from such leaves, and means for limiting the extent to which said tablet may be folded over away from the book, substantially as described.

11. The combination with a record-book, of a copy-tablet adapted to be inserted between the leaves of the book, said tablet being pivotally mounted parallel with and near the edges of the leaves of the record-book, whereby it may be folded over upon or away from such leaves, means for limiting the extent to which said tablet may be folded over away from the book, and an impression-frame pivoted to the inner margin of said tablet, substantially as described.

12. The combination with a record-book, of a copy-tablet adapted to be inserted between the leaves of the book, said tablet being pivotally mounted parallel with and near the edges of the leaves of the record-book, whereby it may be folded over upon or away from such leaves, means for limiting the extent to which the tablet may be folded over away from the book, a series of copy slips or sheets carried by said tablet, said slips being arranged in pairs, the upper slip of each pair being shorter than the lower slip, means engaging the projecting edges of the under sheets to retain the copy-slips in position, an impressionsheet frame pivoted to the inner margin of said tablet, and a separate impression-sheet also secured to the inner margin of said tablet, substantially as described.

13. The combination with a record-book, of a copy-tablet adapted to be inserted between the leaves of the book, said tablet being pivotally mounted parallel with and near the edges of the leaves of the record-book whereby it may be folded over upon or away from such leaves, means for limiting the extent to which the tablet may be folded over upon or away from the book, a series of copy slips or sheets carried by said tablet, said slips being arranged in pairs, the upper slip of each pair being shorter than the lower slip, means engaging the projecting edges of the under sheets to retain the copy-slips in position, an impression-sheet frame pivoted to the inner margin of said tablet, a separate impressionsheet also secured to the inner margin of said tablet, and means for preventing the impression-sheet frame from folding down upon the edges of the leaves of the record-book, whereby it maybe folded over upon and away from such leaves, one or more copy slips or sheets carried thereby, and one or more impressionsheets secured to the free edge of said tablet and adapted to fold over upon the copy-slips carried by the tablet, substantially as described.

15. e The combination with a record-book, of a copy-tablet adapted to be inserted between the leaves of the book, said tablet being piv- 16. A manifolding-book comprising origi-.

nal leaves secured together at one edge, a support hinged adjacent to the free edges of said original leaves, when the book is in position for writing, said support adapted to be folded upon said original leaves, duplicate leaves secured to that side of said hinged support which is exposed when said support is folded upon said original leaves, triplicate leaves attached to and adapted to fold over said duplicate leaves, and transfer-paper secured to the book comprising prepared surfaces adapted to be disposed in contact with the exposed duplicate leaf and the triplicate leaf attached thereto, said transfer-paper being movable toward and from the original leaves with the duplicate leaves.

17. A manifolding-book comprising original leaves secured together at one edge, a support hinged adjacent to the free edges of said original leaves, when the book is in position for writing, said support adapted to be turned back upon said original leaves, duplicate leaves secured to that side of said hinged support which is exposed when said support is turned upon said original leaves, triplicate leaves attached to and adapted to fold over said duplicate leaves, quadruplicate leaves arranged one beneath each original leaf and adapted to be turned therewith, and transferpaper secured to the book comprising prepared surfaces adapted to be disposed in contact with the exposed duplicate leaf and the triplicate leaf attached thereto and leaving a prepared surface exposed, said transfer-paper being movable toward and from the original leaves with the duplicate leaves.

18. A manifolding-book comprising original leaves secured together at one edge, a support hinged adjacent to the free edges of said original leaves, when the book is in position a for writing, said support adapted to be folded upon said original leaves, duplicate leaves secured to that side of said hinged support which is exposed when said support is folded upon said original leaves, triplicate leaves attached to and adapted to fold over said duplicate leaves, and transfer-papers comprising pre pared surfaces adapted to be disposed in contact with the exposed duplicate leaf and the triplicate leaf attached thereto, said transfer-- papers being connected with said supports and movable toward and from the original leaves with the duplicate leaves.

19. A manifolding-book comprising original leaves secured together at one edge, a support hinged adjacent to the free edges of said original leaves, when the book is in position for writing, said support adapted to be turned back upon said original leaves, duplicate leaves secured to that side of said hinged support which is exposed when said support is turned upon said original leaves, triplicate leaves attached to and adapted to fold over said duplicate leaves, quadruplicate leaves arranged one beneath each original leaf and adapted to be turned therewith, and transfer-papers comprising prepared surfaces adapted to be disposed in contact with the exposed duplicate leaf and the triplicate leaf attached thereto and leaving a prepared surface exposed, said transfer-papers being connected with said support and movable toward and from the original leaves with the duplicate leaves.

20. The combination of a record-book, a hinged support connected with said recordbook and adapted to fold over upon a leaf thereof, an impression-sheet secured to said support at a pointremoved from the hinge thereof, said impression-sheet being adapted to fold over upon and present a prepared surface to the surface of said support which is uppermost when it rests upon a leaf of the record-book, and one or more copy-slips arranged to receive impressions from said impression-sheet when it is folded upon said support, substantially as described.

21. The combination of a record-book, a hinged support connected with said recordbook and adapted to fold over upon a leaf thereof, an impression-sheet secured to afree edge of said support and adapted to fold over upon and present a prepared surface to the surface thereof which is uppermost when said support rests upon a leaf of the record-book, and one or more copy-slips arranged to receive impressions from said impression-sheet when it is folded upon said support, substantially as described.

22. The combination of a record-book, a hinged support connected with said recordbook and adapted to fold over upon a leaf thereof, an impression-sheet secured to the edge of said sup port opposite the hinge thereof and adapted'to fold over upon and present a prepared surface to the surface of said support which is uppermost when it rests upon a leaf of the record-book, and one or more copy-slips arranged to receive impressions from said impression-sheet when it is folded upon said support, substantially as described.

23. The combination of a record-book, a hinged support connected with said recordbook and adapted to fold over upon a leaf thereof, an impression-sheet secured to said support at a point removed from the hinge thereof, said impression-sheet being adapted to fold over upon or away from the surface of said support which is uppermost when it rests upon a leaf of the record-book, and one or more copy-sheets carried on said surface of said support, substantially as described.

24. The combination of a record-book, a support swinginglyconnected with said record-book parallel with the side edge thereof and adapted to fold over upon a leaf thereof. an impression-sheet secured to said support near a free edge thereof and adapted to fold over upon and present a prepared surface to the surface thereof which is uppermost when said support rests upon a leaf of the recordbook, and one or more copy-slips arranged to receive impressions from said impressionsheet when it is folded upon said support, substantially as described.

25. The combination of a record-book, a hinged support connected with said recordbook and adapted to fold over upon a leaf thereof, an impression-sheet secured to said support at a point removed from the hinge thereof, said impression-sheet being adapted to fold over upon or away from the surface of said support which is uppermost when it rests upon a leaf of the record-book, and copy-sheets carried on said surface of said support, said copy-sheets being arranged in pairs connected together at one edge, their disconnected edges being arranged adjacent to that edge of said support at which the impression-sheet is secured, substantially as described.

26. A manifolding apparatus, comprising a book, a support connected therewith so as to fold over upon the leaves at one side thereof, said support having an impression-sheet secured thereto adjacent to a free edge thereof, said impression-sheet having a prepared surface turned toward the support when said impression-sheet is folded over upon the upper surface of the support, and one or more copyslips mounted adjacent to one of the edges of the support so as to fold over upon said support under said impression-sheet when the latter is in said folded position, substantially as described.

27. The combination of a record-book, a hinged support connected therewith and arranged to fold over upon a leaf thereof, copyslips resting on said support when it is inposition for Writing, said copy-slips being arranged in pairs connected together at one end, and an impression-sheet secured to said support adjacent to a free edge thereof and ar ranged to fold over thereupon between the ,copy-slips of each pair, substantially as described.

MELVILLE F. HORINE.

Witnesses:

ALBERT H. ADAMs, JULIA M. BRISTOL. 

